By Katherine Danesi
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Yesterday, I wrote about a turkey-less, un-Thanksgiving dinner menu created by Chef Todd English. In his version of the un-holiday menu, dessert was Spiced Pumpkin Custard. I thought it sounded great.
Although I did not include it on my list of Thanksgiving dishes I could do without, Pumpkin Pie is one of them. It’s not the “pumpkin” I have an issue with; it’s more the consistency and so-so-ness of the pie itself. Custard, on the other hand, sounded perfect.
And then I received my DailyCandy email today and discovered a whole other world of pumpkin goodness in the form of dessert. Called simply Thanksgiving Cake, it comes into this world courtesy of Williamsburg, Brooklyn-based OddFellows Ice Cream Co. It is 8 inches of deliciousness: “spiced pumpkin ice cream layered with brown butter cake, pumpkin cheesecake, and graham crackers, finished with a coat of chocolate, and garnished with seasoned pumpkin seeds .” Uh – yum.
Alas, one needs to live in the New York area to indulge. Orders for the cake must be placed by phone (347-599-0556) and picked up at the store (175 Kent Ave., b/t N. 3rd & N. 4th Sts., Williamsburg) between November 25 and 27.
It may be back to Todd English’s Spiced Pumpkin Custard, or perhaps it’s worth giving Warren Brown’s Pumpkin Cheesecake a try.
What are you cooking? Let me know!
